Window Server 2008 R2

What is Network

&

System Requirements for Server

Networking

• Computer network A collection of computing devices that are connected in various ways in order to communicate and share resources

Usually, the connections between computers in a network are made using physical wires or cables

However, some connections are wireless, using radio waves or infrared signals

Networking

• The generic term node or host refers to any device on a network

• Data transfer rate:- The speed with which data is moved from one place on a network to another

• Data transfer rate is a key issue in computer networks

Networking

• Computer networks have opened up an entire frontier in the world of computing called the client/server model

Figure 15.1 Client/Server interaction

Server Family

• Window Server 2000

• Window Server 2003

• Window Server 2008

• Window Server 2008 R2

• Window Server 2012

Client Family

• Win-95

• Win-97

• Win-98

• Win-ME

• Win-Xp

• Win-vista

• Win-7

• Win-8

System Requirements

• Processor:- Minimum 1 GHz(x86) or 1.4GHz(x64) Recommended 2 GHz.

• Memory:- Min 512 MB Recommended 2GB.

• Available Disk Space:- Minimum 10GB,Recommended 40GB or

higher.

• Derive:- DVD ROM

• Display and Peripherals:-Super VGA(800x600) or higher

resolution monitor

Keyboard

Microsoft Mouse or Compatible Pointing device.

Advantages of window Server 2008 R2

• Better support for latest server hardware.• Improved power management.• IIS 7.5 (Internet information services)• Power Shell 2.0 • Direct access

• VDI( virtual desktop integration)• Branch cache• Windows server back up• The best practice analyzer• Hyper-V

Disadvantages

• Some applications not run properly • It`s color is annoying.• Bluetooth stack is removed from it.• OSPF (open shortest path first) removed.• Apple talk protocol removed.

• NT backup removed.• POP(Post Office Protocol) services removed.• NNTP(Network News Transfer Protocol) removed.

Disadvantages

• Some applications not run properly • It`s color is annoying.• Bluetooth stack is removed from it.• OSPF (open shortest path first) removed.• Apple talk protocol removed.

• NT backup removed.• POP(Post Office Protocol) services removed.• NNTP(Network News Transfer Protocol) removed.